Southern Boobook Owl / Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae) roosting during the day in the forest sub-canopy. Canopy of silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) overhead. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand, September.  ,  AUSTRALASIA,BIRDS,BIRDS OF PREY,EXPRESSIONS,FULL FRAME,LOOKING AT CAMERA,NEW ZEALAND,OWLS,PORTRAITS,VERTEBRATES,Raptor  ,  Brent Stephenson
{}